* Astronomy

A magnitude 15.2 supernova, 2006mr, was discovered on the 5th November, 2006, by Berto Monard in the lenticular galaxy NGC 1316 (also known as Fornax A) in the constellation Fornax.
The supernova is located 14" east and 0".3 north of the nucleus of the galaxy.

Position(2000): R.A. = 03h22m42s.84, Dec. = -37°12'28".5
z = 0.005871

As yet the type is unknown.

NGC 1316 is on the outskirts of a nearby cluster of galaxies in the southern constellation of Fornax, at a distance of about 75 million light-years. It is one of the brightest ellipticals in the Fornax galaxy cluster. NGC 1316, also known as Fornax A, is one of the strongest and largest radio sources in the sky, with radio lobes extending over several degrees of sky

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